Wilsonville: A Model of Growth

With the 2016 presidential election cycle in full swing, concerns about the economy are at the forefront of national attention yet again in cities across the country.

Wilsonville's excellent location alongside I5 combined with its commitment to encouraging responsible industrial development has ensured its role as an economic hub. It has a well-diversified economy spanning across sectors as varied as manufacturing, high technology, warehousing, and even food distribution. The city is proud to have companies like Xerox, Mentor Graphics, and SSI call it home.

These businesses, large and small, spend money on important investments like R&D and capital improvement all of which help contribute to long-run economic growth. With such important players in Wilsonville's backyard, it becomes important that we retain and support their further development.

In a globalized world that encourages competition and spurns isolation, local lawmakers should direct attention towards cultivating factors that make this city such an attractive place to conduct businesses in the first place.

Emphasis should be placed on measures such as creating a skilled workforce through job-training programs, nurturing innovative ideas through increased funding for schools and research institutes, and encouraging investment from across the nation through simplified tax codes.

Infrastructure should be improved through new roads and housing developments to meet the needs of its growing population and expanding trade opportunities.

As an important industrial hub Wilsonville certainly has an economy to be proud of. With a little help along the way, it will go even further.